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loat Jilonument ^sigociation of California 

?![fmporarilp Jformcft tip Committee at itlontcrci'. California, Julp Sth, 1886 
^trmaiicntlp ©rganijcb at §>an Jfrancisco. jacttmbcr 1st. 1886 




<&lUttrs anb Cxccutibe Committee 



GfN. mOMAS E. KnCHAM, V. M. W., Presidenl Stockton 

ItON. WIUUM M. BOGCS, V. M. M., Isl Vicc-Presidcnl Napa 

cot. A. ANDREWS, V. M. W., Znd Vite-PresidenI San frantisco 
MAJOR EDWIN A. SHERMAN. V. M. W.. Setrelary Oahland 

SAMUEL W LEVY, Esq.. Ireasurer San Francisco 

ItON. ERANCIS DOIID. V. M. W Monterey 

ItON. GEORGE (. PERKINS (U. S. Senator) OahlaMl 

REV. A. A. McAtlSTER. U. S. N. (retired I Vailejo 

Note.— The View of the Sloat M( 



DR. lAMtS t. COGSWEEE. Pioneer Bettieley 

tlON. ERANK MAniSDN, Ex-Prcs. N. S. G. W Santa Croi 

tIENRV E. WIltlAMS. Pioneer San Erancisco 

MISS CEARA K. WIETENMVER. Ex-Pres. N. D. G.W Mills College 

HON. EEWIS A. SPIIZfR Sai Jose 

RON. WM. ERANK PIERCE Oaklaad 

HON. GEO. t. KENNEDY liverMre 

HON. SAMUEl H. WAGENER 



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Till' K.vci-iitire CoiiiJiiiftcr of' tlir Slonf .Mini ii ineiif rhsor'nition of Cnl- 
ifoi-iilii. itiiii tlic folloiriito Coiiiitji mill Citii (_)r'janizativus ami Societies, 
and runtrilintorK to the Sloaf Moimiiient. to-u-it : 

Tlie (///icers and seainen of the I'. S. A'l/ri/: the DfjireTs of the I'. S. 
Anil II. anil eulisfed men, of the EiQlitli and Fijleeitth liegiments of liij'antrij, 
'ttaHoned at the Preaidio of Monterey, Colonel Charles TT". Mason. I'.S. ,i. 
eoui imiiii/i iif iand the first J^'atire . I meriraii son oj faiiforiii" to conniiand 
that rost): .IJameda. Biitte. Contra. Costo. Coiiisa. IliiniJioldt. Kern. Lake. 
I.as.-ieii. Los .lii'^eles. .Madera. ,Mari//osa. .Mendorino. ,)/ontri-ri/. ,Ya])ii. Or- 
ange. I'larer. J'liinias. Jiirerside. Sarra inriito. Son Heiiito. San Bernardino, 
San Dieoo, San Franriseo, Sim doai/iiiii. San Lais (>liis/io. San .Mateo. Santa. 
Jtarliara. Santa Clara. Santa Cruz. Solano. Somalia and I 'entiira (.l.J) 
Counties.- The Cities of Chieo. Monterey and Oakland i-'>) : The Soeietiesof 
I 'elerans of the .Mexican II 'ar of California and 'Texas : Crand .Irmy of the 
Lieiiabliv and Ladies of Fairehild Circle of the same oj' Tacijic Crore : 
California I'ioneers .• The Grand Parlors of .\atire Sons anil Jiaii <jhtcrs of 
the (lolilen West: Daaghters oJ' the ,.lmer icon li'erol iition : (alij'ornia Fed- 
eration o/' II 'omen's (Tabs : Califoi'iiia ,]liner.^' Association : (entral I'aeipc 
1,'ailroad Co.: The .Masonic I'etcran . Issociation of the /'acife Coast : The 
Hollies of' the .1. A .1. S. L'ite of Freeinasmiry in California : Ldn jtloyees of 
.Marc Island ,Xary I'ard : The (h-i'jinal Sons ly' the .Imerican Hevol iitioii 
irlio took- California [not the Society a-hich declined to coiitrihnte) : 

Indiridiial Contribatois : llockHn (Iranite Co.. .)lrs. Cen. John Hid- 



»r7/. Joliii Parvoi, Jr.. F. 0. Lai-kiii. Hun. ■lohii Buriictf and sister A/rs. Rn- 
land, Capt. Thomas G. Lambert and others, W'.S. Jllinichard . I'arijic I'a.rlor 
of J^ative Sons, E. Duponi' de Memoiirs, Hon. George f. Perkins, 'The .Monterey 
Cypress. The Sacramento Bee, Col. Weinsfoek. TiniofJii/ Parker anil rfei-ome 
Madden, contributors to Gen. John, A. Sutter stone, and all other contributors 
to the Sloat Monument, including the survivors and descendents of the ill- 
fated "Heed and Doniier Parti/" : 

l^evtbp e.vtendtoyou a cordial invitation to attend the Dedication 
and (nvciliti^ of the Sloat Monument at the Presidio of Monterey, bu the 
M. II'. Gj-and Lodi>e of Free and ,lcce])ted .Masons of t'alij'ornia. at one 
o'clock P. M., on Tuesday, June 14th. l!)ll). {A'ational FhcJ l>ay. also 
Bear Fla^ Day), under the auspices of the P. S. Government and ini uiediafe 
direction of Lieut. Colonel John Biddle. F. S. A., Chiej Engineer of the J'a- 
cijic Division of the F. S. Army, jinder irhose supervision the monument 
has been completed, by order of the II 'ar Depiartment u-ith the sum of Ten 
Thousand Dollars, apjn-ojiriated bi/ the F. S. Congress, and in conformity ivitJi 
laiv as made and jirovided. 

T'our presence rrill add interest to the occasion, and increase iio^n- I'-n- 
riotjsni and iove of country, iriih j_;ratilude to the memory of Keu 
STofjIl 23ratiE ^loat, /'. S. X.. u-ho u-ith I'aithful devotion to duty and in obe- 
dience to orders, took possesssion ofCalifornia. and raised the American Flag' 
at J\lontereii. on July 7th. FS4G. 

By Order of the E.vecutive Committee of the Sloat .Vonuuient .Issocia- 
tion oj California . 

Uespectfull y I 'ouj's. 

0(/k 'K S/. ■ y/ter/naH, 

Secretary from the beginning (24 years). 
( .Ser^'iiii; i;m/is. ) 

The only nwnumenl to receive aid froiii l/u- C. S. Covcnniii'iit 
to honor an Officer of eilliei Army or .Xa-.iy outside of the 
City of Washington. For this, credit is due especially to 
C. S. Senator Ceo C. Perkins, Congressman Joseph A'. 
A'/iowla/id, and the California Deletraticn. 

N. B.— visitors who eo to Jlontere.v on that rtay will carry their lunches with them i or get them in the din- 
ing cars) and' eat them on the way. No lunches will be allowed to be taken to and eaten on the grounds of the 
Military Reservation. The private ''oldier is trained for military duties, and not as a menial to clean up our ref- 
use on his ground, that we find clean and should leave cleau behind us. 

Automobiles and all other vehicles will be parked by themselves at a proper distance from the monument, 
designated by an Officer, so as not to be in the way of the evolutions of the troops or the Naval Battalion belong- 
ing. of the Squadron or crowd upon the Officers and Guests and the people there assembled. 



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